Mike Hiland Email Address

Director of Information Technology

GPD is an intradisciplinary firm dedicated to providing only the best architectural, engineering and planning services to a diverse client base. We pride ourselves on the development of a seamless system of services that blend planning, architecture and engineering systems into a flourishing unity of creativity, collaboration and innovation. Matching our energy with our client's energy inspires a team approach to every project. This vision promotes an unmatched commitment to creating appropriate projects for the clients that we serve. It is our strong belief that this approach has turned intangible ideas into tangible projects that embody quality aesthetics coupled with highly efficient systems.

A proven and successful IT Professional with experience leading project teams in a variety of industries and environments. Excellent problem-solving and communications skills working effectively with all levels of management and end-users. * Project Management and Business Analyst skills for custom software development and implementation projects. Broad industry background provides deep understanding of business processes and requirements. Extensive technical background to communicate requirements to developers and architects for success application development. * Quality and Process Improvement skills lead executives and business managers through analysis and requirements definitions in the development of new business solutions and tools across many functional areas. * Successful Enterprise Architecture and team leadership to create private clouds, virtualized applications and servers, storage management, business continuity, and fault tolerant environments. Specialties: Project Management (PMP), Business Systems Analysis, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Quality and Process Improvement, Enterprise Architecture, Datacenter Design and Management, IT Strategic Planning, IT Team Leadership, Virtualization, Private Clouds, Storage Management, Business Continuity, VoIP, Wide Area Networking.